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Cultural niche construction with application to fertility control: A model for education and social transmission of contraceptive use (2023)
Journal Article

The evolution of a cultural trait may be affected by niche construction, or changes in the selective environment of that trait due to the inheritance of other cultural traits that make up a cultural background. This study investigates the evolution o... Read More about Cultural niche construction with application to fertility control: A model for education and social transmission of contraceptive use.

Acoustic telemetry informs capture susceptibility of an anadromous fish (2023)
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Information on movement ecology and susceptibility to fishing gears is becoming increasingly employed in the management of commercial fisheries. This study combined acoustic telemetry (n = 51 and 52) and a simple passive integrated transponder (PIT)... Read More about Acoustic telemetry informs capture susceptibility of an anadromous fish.

Removing Human Bottlenecks in Bird Classification Using Camera Trap Images and Deep Learning (2023)
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Birds are important indicators for monitoring both biodiversity and habitat health; they also play a crucial role in ecosystem management. Declines in bird populations can result in reduced ecosystem services, including seed dispersal, pollination an... Read More about Removing Human Bottlenecks in Bird Classification Using Camera Trap Images and Deep Learning.

Remote monitoring of short-term body mass variation in savanna ungulates (2023)
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Large herbivores in seasonal environments often experience mass variation due to temporal changes in the availability of critical resources like water and forage, as well as due to breeding events. Yet the documentation of mass variation in mammals o... Read More about Remote monitoring of short-term body mass variation in savanna ungulates.

Mental health and well‐being in primatology: Breaking the taboos (2023)
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We hope to raise awareness of mental health and well-being among primatologists. With this aim in mind, we organized a workshop on mental health as part of the main program of the Winter meeting of the Primate Society of Great Britain in December 202... Read More about Mental health and well‐being in primatology: Breaking the taboos.

Genomics reveals the role of admixture in the evolution of structure among sperm whale populations within the Mediterranean Sea (2023)
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In oceanic ecosystems, the nature of barriers to gene flow and the processes by which populations may become isolated are different from the terrestrial environment, and less well understood. In this study we investigate a highly mobile species (the... Read More about Genomics reveals the role of admixture in the evolution of structure among sperm whale populations within the Mediterranean Sea.

A camera trap method for estimating target densities of grey squirrels to inform wildlife management applications (2023)
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Effective wildlife population management requires an understanding of the abundance of the target species. In the UK, the increase in numbers and range of the non-native invasive grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis poses a substantial threat to the ex... Read More about A camera trap method for estimating target densities of grey squirrels to inform wildlife management applications.

Trait evolution during a rapid global weed invasion despite little genetic differentiation (2023)
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Invasive species often possess a great capacity to adapt to novel environments in the form of spatial trait variation, as a result of varying selection regimes, genetic drift, or plasticity. We explored the geographic differentiation in several pheno... Read More about Trait evolution during a rapid global weed invasion despite little genetic differentiation.

Factors affecting bait uptake by the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the future delivery of oral contraceptives (2023)
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Context: Invasive species negatively affect natural communities and human activities. The grey squirrel is an invasive species in the UK, causing damage to forestry and the decline of the native red squirrel. Oral contraceptives have the potential to... Read More about Factors affecting bait uptake by the grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the future delivery of oral contraceptives.

Museum specimens of a landlocked pinniped reveal recent loss of genetic diversity and unexpected population connections (2022)
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The Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is endemic to Lake Saimaa in Finland. The subspecies is thought to have originated when parts of the ringed seal population of the Baltic region were trapped in lakes emerging due to postglacial bedrock... Read More about Museum specimens of a landlocked pinniped reveal recent loss of genetic diversity and unexpected population connections.

Entomological impact of mass administration of ivermectin and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in The Gambia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (2022)
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Background Vector control interventions in sub-Saharan Africa rely on insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying. Insecticide resistance, poor coverage of interventions, poor quality nets and changes in vector behavior threaten the effecti... Read More about Entomological impact of mass administration of ivermectin and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in The Gambia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species (2023)
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Invasion by armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) is a threat to native fish communities of warm, freshwater habitats. Following importation as an ornamental species, the vermiculated sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, has become established... Read More about Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species.

Global biome patterns of the Middle and Late Pleistocene (2023)
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Our primary aim was to assess the hypothesis that distinctive features of the patterns of vegetation change during successive Quaternary glacial–interglacial cycles reflect climatic differences arising from forcing differences. We addressed this hypo... Read More about Global biome patterns of the Middle and Late Pleistocene.

Beyond collective intelligence: Collective adaptation (2023)
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We develop a conceptual framework for studying collective adaptation in complex socio-cognitive systems, driven by dynamic interactions of social integration strategies, social environments and problem structures. Going beyond searching for ‘intellig... Read More about Beyond collective intelligence: Collective adaptation.

dynamicSDM: An R package for species geographical distribution and abundance modelling at high spatiotemporal resolution (2023)
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1. Species distribution models (SDM) are widely applied to understand changing species geographical distribution and abundance patterns. However, existing SDM tools are inherently static and inadequate for modelling species distributions that are dri... Read More about dynamicSDM: An R package for species geographical distribution and abundance modelling at high spatiotemporal resolution.

Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps (2023)
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1. Mesocarnivores are of particular interest in wildlife management. Their adaptability makes them a focus of public attention globally, as negative interactions with people occur regularly, but their importance to wider ecosystem function is increas... Read More about Estimating mesocarnivore abundance on commercial farmland using distance sampling with camera traps.

Dynamic resource allocation in spatial working memory during full and partial report tasks (2023)
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Serial position effects are well-documented in working memory literature. Studies of spatial short-term memory that rely on binary response; full report tasks tend to report stronger primacy than recency effects. In contrast, studies that utilize a c... Read More about Dynamic resource allocation in spatial working memory during full and partial report tasks.

Sources of variation in reciprocal herkogamy in the distyly floral syndrome of Linum tenue (Linaceae) (2023)
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Premise of research. Distyly is a floral polymorphism involving reciprocal herkogamy shaped by selection for pollen transfer efficiency. The variation of the floral organs involved in pollen transfer can be individually affected by environmental and... Read More about Sources of variation in reciprocal herkogamy in the distyly floral syndrome of Linum tenue (Linaceae).

Frequency matters: how changes in hippocampal theta frequency can influence temporal coding, anxiety-reduction, and memory (2023)
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Hippocampal theta frequency is a somewhat neglected topic relative to theta power, phase, coherence, and cross-frequency coupling. Accordingly, here we review and present new data on variation in hippocampal theta frequency, focusing on functional as... Read More about Frequency matters: how changes in hippocampal theta frequency can influence temporal coding, anxiety-reduction, and memory.

Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish (2023)
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River catchments worldwide are heavily fragmented by anthropogenic barriers, reducing their longitudinal connectivity and contributing to the decline of migratory fish populations. Direct impacts of individual barriers on migratory fish are well-esta... Read More about Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish.